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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedHudson JL, Abdus S
AHRQ Author: Hudson JL
Coverage and care consequences for families in which children have mixed eligibility for public insurance.
The researchers used data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component for 2001–12 to examine insurance coverage, access to care, and health care use for eligible children in families with mixed eligible siblings compared to those in families where all siblings were eligible for one program. They found that mixed eligibility has a significant dampening effect for eligible children.
AHRQ-authored
Citation: Hudson JL, Abdus S .
Coverage and care consequences for families in which children have mixed eligibility for public insurance.
Health Aff 2015 Aug;34(8):1340-8. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0128..
Keywords: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Children/Adolescents, Health Insurance, Access to Care, Healthcare Utilization
Olfson M, Druss BG, Marcus SC
Trends in mental health care among children and adolescents.
This study examined national trends in the use of outpatient mental health services by children and adolescents, focusing on the severity of mental health impairment. It found that outpatient mental health treatment and psychotropic-medication use in children and adolescents increased in the United States between 1996–1998 and 2010–2012. Youths with less severe or no impairment accounting for most of the absolute increase in service use.
AHRQ-funded; HS021112.
Citation: Olfson M, Druss BG, Marcus SC .
Trends in mental health care among children and adolescents.
N Engl J Med 2015 May 21;372(21):2029-38. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa1413512..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Behavioral Health, Ambulatory Care and Surgery
Torio CM, Encinosa WE, Berdahl T
AHRQ Author: Torio CM, Encinosa WE, Berdahl T
Annual report on health care for children and youth in the United States: national estimates of cost, utilization and expenditures for children with mental health conditions.
This study examined national trends in hospital utilization, costs, and expenditures for children with mental health conditions between 2006 and 2011. It found that hospitalizations for all listed mental health conditions increased by nearly 50 percent among children aged 10 to 14 years and by 21 percent for emergency department visits.
AHRQ-authored
Citation: Torio CM, Encinosa WE, Berdahl T .
Annual report on health care for children and youth in the United States: national estimates of cost, utilization and expenditures for children with mental health conditions.
Acad Pediatr. 2015 Jan-Feb;15(1):19-35. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.07.007..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitalization, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Behavioral Health
Abdus S, Hudson J, Hill SC
AHRQ Author: Abdus S, Hudson J, Hill SC, Selden TM
Children's health insurance program premiums adversely affect enrollment, especially among lower-income children.
Using MEPS data, the authors showed that the relationship between premiums and coverage varies considerably by income level and by parental access to employer-sponsored insurance. They found that the increase in uninsurance is largest among children whose parents lack offers of employer coverage.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Abdus S, Hudson J, Hill SC .
Children's health insurance program premiums adversely affect enrollment, especially among lower-income children.
Health Aff 2014 Aug;33(8):1353-60. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0182.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Healthcare Costs, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Low-Income